P/2006 F1 (Kowalski)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 60465:P/2006 F1 (Kowalski) Epoch 2008 Feb. 24.0 TT = JDT 2454520.5 T 2008 Feb. 19.8784 TT MPC q 4.119414 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0971896 Peri. 186.8721 +0.6576156 +0.6918918 a 4.685143 Node 124.7575 -0.6727743 +0.7173832 e 0.120750 Incl. 21.2702 -0.3389933 -0.0815300 P 10.1 From 204 observations 2005 May 10-2007 July 5, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2006 F1 (Kowalski) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2008 Feb. 18.7828 TT MPC q 4.120268 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0975038 Peri. 186.7775 +0.6564971 +0.6929287 a 4.675073 Node 124.7595 -0.6739337 +0.7163100 e 0.118673 Incl. 21.2750 -0.3388584 -0.0821576 P 10.1An explanation of the orbital elements is available.
These orbital elements are also available in forms suitable for loading into a number of popular planetarium-type software programs.
Ephemeris
The following ephemeris is at intervals of five days. A daily ephemeris covering the same time interval is also available.Personalized ephemerides for this (and other) objects may be generated using the Minor Planet & Comet Ephemeris Service.
Recent magnitude estimates for this comet (as reported to the ICQ) may be available.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2WARNING! 2009 10 26 01 56.15 -16 33.3 3.555 4.451 151.0 6.2 17.2 2009 10 31 01 53.39 -16 42.8 3.579 4.456 148.5 6.7 17.3 2009 11 05 01 50.73 -16 48.5 3.609 4.460 145.3 7.3 17.3 2009 11 10 01 48.21 -16 50.3 3.645 4.465 141.7 7.9 17.3 2009 11 15 01 45.89 -16 48.1 3.688 4.469 137.7 8.6 17.3 2009 11 20 01 43.80 -16 42.1 3.735 4.474 133.6 9.2 17.4 2009 11 25 01 42.00 -16 32.3 3.788 4.479 129.2 9.8 17.4 2009 11 30 01 40.50 -16 19.1 3.846 4.483 124.8 10.4 17.4 2009 12 05 01 39.34 -16 02.6 3.908 4.488 120.4 10.9 17.5 2009 12 10 01 38.51 -15 43.1 3.973 4.493 116.0 11.4 17.5 2009 12 15 01 38.03 -15 20.8 4.042 4.497 111.5 11.7 17.6 2009 12 20 01 37.92 -14 56.1 4.113 4.502 107.1 12.1 17.6 2009 12 25 01 38.16 -14 29.2 4.187 4.507 102.7 12.3 17.6 2009 12 30 01 38.75 -14 00.4 4.262 4.511 98.4 12.5 17.7 2010 01 04 01 39.68 -13 29.9 4.338 4.516 94.1 12.5 17.7 2010 01 09 01 40.94 -12 58.0 4.415 4.521 89.9 12.6 17.8 2010 01 14 01 42.51 -12 25.0 4.492 4.525 85.7 12.5 17.8 2010 01 19 01 44.39 -11 50.9 4.568 4.530 81.6 12.4 17.9 2010 01 24 01 46.55 -11 16.1 4.644 4.535 77.5 12.2 17.9 2010 01 29 01 48.99 -10 40.8 4.719 4.539 73.5 12.0 17.9 2010 02 03 01 51.67 -10 05.1 4.793 4.544 69.6 11.7 18.0 2010 02 08 01 54.60 -09 29.1 4.865 4.549 65.7 11.4 18.0 2010 02 13 01 57.74 -08 53.0 4.934 4.553 61.9 11.0 18.0 2010 02 18 02 01.09 -08 16.9 5.001 4.558 58.2 10.6 18.1 2010 02 23 02 04.63 -07 41.1 5.066 4.563 54.5 10.2 18.1 2010 02 28 02 08.35 -07 05.5 5.128 4.568 50.9 9.7 18.1 2010 03 05 02 12.22 -06 30.3 5.186 4.572 47.3 9.2 18.2 2010 03 10 02 16.25 -05 55.6 5.241 4.577 43.9 8.6 18.2 2010 03 15 02 20.40 -05 21.5 5.293 4.582 40.5 8.1 18.2 2010 03 20 02 24.69 -04 48.0 5.340 4.587 37.2 7.5 18.3 2010 03 25 02 29.08 -04 15.3 5.384 4.591 34.0 7.0 18.3 2010 03 30 02 33.57 -03 43.5 5.424 4.596 30.9 6.4 18.3 2010 04 04 02 38.14 -03 12.5 5.459 4.601 28.0 5.9 18.3 2010 04 09 02 42.79 -02 42.5 5.491 4.606 25.3 5.3 18.3 2010 04 14 02 47.51 -02 13.5 5.518 4.610 22.9 4.8 18.3 2010 04 19 02 52.29 -01 45.7 5.541 4.615 20.7 4.4 18.4 2010 04 24 02 57.11 -01 18.9 5.559 4.620 19.0 4.1 18.4 2010 04 29 03 01.96 -00 53.4 5.573 4.625 17.8 3.8 18.4 2010 05 04 03 06.84 -00 29.1 5.582 4.629 17.3 3.7 18.4 2010 05 09 03 11.73 -00 06.1 5.587 4.634 17.5 3.8 18.4 2010 05 14 03 16.64 +00 15.5 5.587 4.639 18.3 3.9 18.4 2010 05 19 03 21.54 +00 35.8 5.583 4.644 19.7 4.2 18.4 2010 05 24 03 26.42 +00 54.7 5.575 4.648 21.6 4.6 18.4 2010 05 29 03 31.29 +01 12.1 5.562 4.653 23.8 5.1 18.4 2010 06 03 03 36.12 +01 28.0 5.545 4.658 26.4 5.5 18.4 2010 06 08 03 40.90 +01 42.5 5.523 4.663 29.1 6.1 18.4 2010 06 13 03 45.64 +01 55.4 5.498 4.667 32.0 6.6 18.4 2010 06 18 03 50.30 +02 06.8 5.468 4.672 35.0 7.2 18.4 2010 06 23 03 54.89 +02 16.6 5.435 4.677 38.1 7.7 18.4 2010 06 28 03 59.40 +02 24.8 5.397 4.681 41.3 8.2 18.4 2010 07 03 04 03.80 +02 31.4 5.356 4.686 44.5 8.8 18.4 2010 07 08 04 08.09 +02 36.5 5.312 4.691 47.9 9.2 18.3 2010 07 13 04 12.25 +02 39.9 5.264 4.695 51.3 9.7 18.3 2010 07 18 04 16.28 +02 41.8 5.213 4.700 54.7 10.2 18.3 2010 07 23 04 20.15 +02 42.0 5.159 4.705 58.3 10.6 18.3 2010 07 28 04 23.86 +02 40.7 5.103 4.710 61.8 11.0 18.3 2010 08 02 04 27.38 +02 37.9 5.044 4.714 65.5 11.3 18.2 2010 08 07 04 30.70 +02 33.5 4.983 4.719 69.2 11.6 18.2 2010 08 12 04 33.82 +02 27.7 4.920 4.723 73.0 11.8 18.2 2010 08 17 04 36.70 +02 20.4 4.855 4.728 76.8 12.0 18.2 2010 08 22 04 39.33 +02 11.7 4.789 4.733 80.7 12.2 18.2 2010 08 27 04 41.70 +02 01.8 4.723 4.737 84.7 12.3 18.1 2010 09 01 04 43.80 +01 50.6 4.655 4.742 88.8 12.3 18.1 2010 09 06 04 45.60 +01 38.3 4.588 4.747 92.9 12.2 18.1 2010 09 11 04 47.09 +01 24.9 4.521 4.751 97.1 12.1 18.0 2010 09 16 04 48.26 +01 10.7 4.455 4.756 101.3 12.0 18.0 2010 09 21 04 49.09 +00 55.8 4.390 4.760 105.7 11.7 18.0 2010 09 26 04 49.57 +00 40.3 4.327 4.765 110.1 11.4 18.0 2010 10 01 04 49.71 +00 24.5 4.266 4.769 114.5 11.0 17.9 2010 10 06 04 49.48 +00 08.5 4.208 4.774 119.0 10.6 17.9 2010 10 11 04 48.90 -00 07.4 4.154 4.778 123.6 10.0 17.9 2010 10 16 04 47.96 -00 23.0 4.103 4.783 128.1 9.4 17.9 2010 10 21 04 46.68 -00 38.0 4.057 4.788 132.6 8.8 17.8 2010 10 26 04 45.07 -00 52.1 4.016 4.792 137.1 8.1 17.8 2010 10 31 04 43.16 -01 05.0 3.980 4.796 141.5 7.4 17.8 2010 11 05 04 40.97 -01 16.5 3.950 4.801 145.6 6.7 17.8 2010 11 10 04 38.53 -01 26.3 3.926 4.805 149.4 6.0 17.8 2010 11 15 04 35.90 -01 34.1 3.910 4.810 152.7 5.4 17.8 2010 11 20 04 33.11 -01 39.7 3.900 4.814 155.1 4.9 17.8 2010 11 25 04 30.22 -01 42.9 3.897 4.819 156.6 4.7 17.8 2010 11 30 04 27.27 -01 43.6 3.901 4.823 156.7 4.6 17.8This comet gets close to the sun during the period covered in the ephemeris below. Observers are warned to be wary of observing comets near the sun. NEVER point any kind of optical instrument at the sun--instant blindness will be the probable result.
